Then he vanished.
Not phased into shadow like I could with Shade Cloak. Just... gone. Like he'd become wind itself.
My Protection from Arrows went absolutely berserk.
I dove to the right just as an invisible blade carved through the space where my head had been. Another attack came from behind. I spun, bat up, blocking on pure instinct.
Kenjiro materialized twenty feet away, his hands still in those complex patterns. His turquoise eyes were glowing now, actually glowing, like twin stars burning in his skull.
"Spirit Dive," Isabelle breathed behind me, her voice filled with something that might've been awe or terror. "His signature technique. He merges with the wind itself. You can't hit what you can't see, and he can strike from any angle."
"That's cheating."
"That's an A-Rank ability," I shot back, my eyes frantically scanning the empty space around me. "Big fucking difference."
